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ASJA Joins the OPEN BOOK ALLIANCE
In opposition to the Google settlement
ASJA has joined with a wide variety of other groups, including libraries, writers, legal experts, rights activists and corporations in the Open Book Alliance, founded by attorney Gary Reback and Peter Brantley of the Internet Archive. Alliance members do not necessarily agree with all the reasons a particular member may be fighting the Google settlement, but we each have agreed to contact the court about our concerns and to join forces in publicizing the proposed settlement's flaws.
Click here for ASJA's main page about the Google Settlement
Documents Related to the Settlement
The settlement model turns copyright on its head; Google's power arises from the settlement itself; the sweeping power of the Book Rights Registry may violate anti-trust laws and other arguments made on ASJA's behalf by attorney Michael Guzman of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC
Click here for the objection; PDF file
Click here for proposed fixes; PDF file
Gary L. Reback Amicus Brief for Open Book Alliance
Click here for the Gary L. Reback Amicus Brief for Open Book Alliance; PDF file
ASJA President Salley Shannon's Objection to the Court
Click here for the objection; DOC file
ASJA President Salley Shannon's Letter to House Committee on the Judiciary